Rover Tomcat engine is back together

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Rover Tomcat engine is back together - Does it run???

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Күн бұрын

After the Rover 220 Coupe T Series head gasket and timing belt change last episode, this time I need to spend a day putting all the odds and ends back, reconnecting wires and pipes, and finally turning the key to see if Ive saved or destroyed this engine!
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@Simon-ui6db Ай бұрын

1:54 at least the petrol pouring out of the fuel line looked nice and clean. whoops

@paulrobinson3528 Ай бұрын

Matt let it pour out so it would clean off all the old engine oil 🤣

@user-ck1jv3nw8d Ай бұрын

I know that this is an 'after the horse has bolted' comment, but whenever I take anything apart, I always take photos AND make sketches in a notebook dedicated to that particular car. I also leave the right bolts with components, and I often keep bolts in their holes by covering the heads in masking tape. This approach has been invaluable during the 36 year restoration of my Morris Traveller!!!

@arieplomp8906 Ай бұрын

The fuel ⛽️ is gushing out of the filter! Fuel hoses aren’t connected! 😱 Matt before you start rebuilding things look 👀 back your own videos! And don’t forget to like 👍🏻 and subscribe!😂😂😂 But , smoking succes 😉 Matt!! Well done , fired up at the first starting attempt! 👍🏻👍🏻 🆙 like allways!

@susanrobinson3948 Ай бұрын

So glad you have kept on going. My husband commented to you to keep on... and you have. We watch your channel together, and both agree that you have come so far and have a good aptitude for car repair/restoration. So glad that you didn't give up!😊

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching

@davidrobinson970 Ай бұрын

As a ex-216 (SLI) Rover Automatic owner, it's always good to see another Rover taking another step to be put on the road again. Hope all goes well and the 'Tomcat' gets a clean bill of health, and graces the Tarmac soon.

@scottmay7862 Ай бұрын

I've had two R8's, a 214i (1994) and a 216 Gsi (1992) i love them. I would love a coupe. One day i will own one... Great cars ❤

@Farney-gy1qo Ай бұрын

I loved the 80/90's at least the cars were designed properly and didn't all look the same.

@RichieRouge206 11 күн бұрын

Crikey I remember that episode where the rear window shattered! Definitely a very good idea to take photos of wiring and plugs, etc before doing any job to avoid inevitable issues with reassembly. Good to see the progress Matt

@furiousdriving 9 күн бұрын

That was a shocker of a day! This has been parked indoors ever since to keep the front off it

@rogeregerton8531Gorton-Red Ай бұрын

Well done Matt, can i suggest you run, the car when near full temperature with the expansion tank ,lid off, you must get out all the air otherwise you can gat a hot spot which will cause head gasket failure, i've done a few Rover heads one 2001 Rover 75 that my wife owned and found that although the needle says hot the bottom hose was still warm until i removed the air from the system via the bleed screw and expansion tank . Good luck and congratulations on keeping another classic on the road. Regards Roger.

@rogeregerton8531Gorton-Red Ай бұрын

One more thing mate, make sure your heater settings are set to max hot( no blower) that way no air can sit in the matrix, sorry I should have included that earlier. Regards Roger.

@paultaylor9652 Ай бұрын

Now that was big progress on the Tomcat Matt, you definitely deserve a pat on the back for that job.

@GSimpsonOAM Ай бұрын

I got a Tomcat as my everyday driver a year ago. When I got it I was offered a 1997 Rover 416SLi free if I collected it. It had Brake issues but now sorted. It is now our family car and the most modern in our fleet. Cheap insurance too.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

That's a good looking driveway, great cars!

@davidhinkson8856 Ай бұрын

I remember seeing the Tomcat fairly frequently when I first started following this channel years ago, and I remember when you had that issue with the broken backlight, but then it disappeared for a long time. Good to see it back up and running again.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

the oil leak got worse and worse so I stopped using it for a while

@billgriffiths1685 Ай бұрын

Yipee I'm here Matt. Keep doing what you're doing. 10/10

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

10/4 will do!

@andyarmstrong1493 Ай бұрын

Bits left over, must have been surplus! Great job Matt, she sounds terrific. I'm looking forward to seeing you driving this summer.

@anthonystevens8683 Ай бұрын

Another to job Matt. I think we've all assembled things only to have to take them apart again as we missed something. One of the regular ones on the old A series engines was for getting that tiny hose between the head and the block that fortunately later versions of the hose were an accordion shape that you could 'just' about fit after the event depending on the engine. She runs and she's alive and it would be great to see the 'Tomcat' back in the road. Many thanks for sharing.

@alansimpson835 Ай бұрын

I love this car. It's still firmly in my Furious Fleet Top 3 and Tahiti Blue remains my favourite car colour ever! Great to see it living again and continuing to prove what a reliable starter it is. It would be lovely to meet it at Rustival 2

@Uni_Iris_1 Ай бұрын

Absolutely love that car! This and the 420 tourer are contenders for my favourites on the fleet, they remind me of my first car which was a 420 GSI Tourer in the same blue as your Tomcat!

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

That’s an amazing first car, very unusual

@Uni_Iris_1 Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving it was my great aunt's car, I miss it but have a few good photos of when we rescued it from its garage grave

@anakinskywalker4113 Ай бұрын

great job getting the Tom Cat running again, well done Matt.

@grayfool Ай бұрын

I'm with you about the nineties, some excellent cars. No massive improvement since then.

@jonbrawn4301 Ай бұрын

I always enjoy your videos, next time consider sandwich bags, masking tape and a sharpie for parts , dont ask me how I know 😉😀👍

@skyll4141 6 күн бұрын

Well done sorting that. still got that rav4 if you fancy a fifth gear fix. mot just passed again..

@michaelvandromme Ай бұрын

Might be worth getting a car trailer for hippo then you can move cars to the MOT test station. 😊

@sidm3300 23 күн бұрын

Anyone else remember the excellent Rover 200 Coupé Racing Series from the mid-1990's. Great little racers these Tomcats.

@furiousdriving 22 күн бұрын

Yes there’s a survivor in the owners club!

@gwengo4167 Ай бұрын

Beautiful colour, beautiful car. I’ve always loved those Rover Tomcats 👌🏻

@1t2o3p Ай бұрын

From memory, I dont think you need tax to drive back from an MOT

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Ill check that then, that would be handy

@AJB1 Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving I think you can't tax it unless it has an MOT, so you have to be able to take it to/from a pre-booked MOT without tax.

@danieleaton1399 Ай бұрын

Good to see another one of these saved and the fact your son wants it is good but not sure the insurance will be easy or cheap for him

@SlapTheMonkey100 Ай бұрын

Hello, have been a subscriber of yours for a couple of years. You certainly know your stuff on cars! You are “on the road” to 100k! Your Volvo videos were what made me subscribe. I assume you still have it in your fleet?

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Yes, it’s still here but not broken so no videos!

@maxidyne Ай бұрын

Very decent job Matt! You can be proud of yourself. Purrs like a Tomcat 😁Love this car.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Almost purrs like a Tourer!

@ianjenkins4641 Ай бұрын

Little tip. If you wet the floor before you start the blasting it will stop a lot of the dust

@user-hp4zw3pv3c Ай бұрын

Congratulations, making lots of progress on the fleet

@razorsz195 Ай бұрын

Making me want a 220coupe more and more..or spice up a 216, dad and neighbour had one, red n blue, do love the old boxy shape n interior, so much more spacious vs the new cars i detail at my job :)

@giulianomarco Ай бұрын

Running in the all-together? You'm a brave man, Matt. 😋👍

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

its very warm in the barn...

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Ай бұрын

ROVERS Alive...... A great little tinkering video Matt.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Hurrah! Yes, it lives!

@mr-wx3lv Ай бұрын

Nice one Matt.... they are a handsome looking car. Well balanced design, and that colour and wheels set it off nicely...

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@phil7301 Ай бұрын

Nice one Matt, she's my favorite of your fleet 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😉

@davidcoleman7674 Ай бұрын

Excellent! Great to see it running again

@cjmillsnun Ай бұрын

That 24mm banjo connection isn't a fuel line. It's the vacuum connection to the brake servo.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

yeah I realised that after I said it

@kevinnye5132 Ай бұрын

Yippee The Cat is BACK off the Matt 👌🏻, all looking good Matt, just one thing ? I thought I had heard everything on KZfaq that could SHOCK me until this video 🤔, Goody goody Gum drops 😂, only a man of a certain age and persuasion could get away with saying that Matt 😂😂👍🏻.

@tonys1636 Ай бұрын

Before draining a cooling system the heater temperature should be set to cold, after refilling set to hot before starting. This helps prevent airlocks in the matrix.

@BernardSamson-hf6fc Ай бұрын

You can "fix" that oil leak by elongating the hole in Head and block toward each other. the oilway in block is opposite end to the oilway in head, and the gasket has an oval seal, which leaks. File each oilway with a small triangle file, pressure relieved, oil leak solved.

@seancooke7332 Ай бұрын

Absolutely Brilliant. You look a lot less Furious now. Why no Happy Dance??

@sefikempowermentcoachvilla7843 Ай бұрын

Great to see the progress Matt .... what happened to your plans of turbo charging it ???

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

The kit was much too big for it

@shauntvr4312 Ай бұрын

Well done sounds nice 👍

@aslandama Ай бұрын

Great stuff Matt!

@michelswerissen6544 Ай бұрын

Video approved, Volvo's forever.......I mean Rovers.

@iandennis7836 Ай бұрын

Well, well, we had exactly the same thing happen to our Rover 25 about 5 years back, came out one morning and the rear screen had just crazed over, a slight touch and it just crumbled into the car. Very strange I thought so interesting to hear it isn't unique.

@morgman43 Ай бұрын

Ah Dolly and Jack. Sweet sweet couple.

@SabotsLibres Ай бұрын

Matt - the original two tea-mug man!!!

@lesklower7281 Ай бұрын

Another car on the road you are on a roll

@chrissdavey Ай бұрын

1993 is looking good!

@user-ck1jv3nw8d Ай бұрын

Do you use an exhaust hose/extractor???

@mb280sl7 Ай бұрын

Matt, I truly think it is time for a new storage barn or shed you need more room. Great vlog. What ever happened to the Rover 75??

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

I know, I wish I could find/afford somewhere better. It went to be sold but the HG failed and the mechanic hasn't been over to sort it yet

@uhn100 Ай бұрын

Well that's a result Matt look forward to seeing you drive the Tomcat best regards Andy Allen.

@jasoncornell1579 Ай бұрын

Did u use the tea shelf?

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

The engine bay tea shelf was used extensively

@Phil-1969 Ай бұрын

I had a red tomcat in 2001 it was a 1.6 automatic with the Honda engine in it , on a N reg 1995 , I loved that car in bright red with black cloth interior, have you got the black bags to put the glass roof in when you take them out

@johnmoruzzi7236 Ай бұрын

Talk to Project Nigel / Paul Rover Man, he has an Automatic Rover Honda R8 400 Tourer in red (with a rusty tailgate) that he might sell !

@tonysargent7787 Ай бұрын

Another great video has always matt 👍

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420 Ай бұрын

Not sure any insurance company will be interested in taking on a teen in a car like this with all the usual council bolt-ons.

@fhwolthuis Ай бұрын

Top job, Matt! 💪🏼😀

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@moddenby4525 Ай бұрын

Who made the bloody leaking sticker? made me chuckle, now want one for my mg metro 😂

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

It’s from the young retro club

@Phil-1969 Ай бұрын

Well done that man

@sailorhms Ай бұрын

That is odd. My friend had a 1990 214gsi and I had a Honda Concerto, which was basically the same thing and both our back windows shattered for no apparent reason. I wonder if it happened alot to this model and was some kind of design fault.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

It’s inherent stress in the glass, and when it’s been heated and cooled too many times it fails at the stress point where the heater element joins

@GeneFraxby Ай бұрын

I know Furious Junior would love this as a 1st car, but a 1.8 is unlikely for starter insurance... Keep him the Punto .

@GeneFraxby Ай бұрын

My dad worked for British Aerospace during the Rover-owning era. He used to get given different "demonstration" models every 2-3 weeks. My favourite was the (pre-facelift) 214 GSi. - The 216 was quicker but felt more sludgy to accelerate

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

It's a 2 litre! But being a classic the insurance is often less bad for teens

@darrenwilson8042 Ай бұрын

Funny coz my neighbour has a SEAT Leon which he woke up to and the rear window was just shattered. - the screen replacement Co said it can happen in extreme heat ( really? And extreme heat in the UK?) suspicion moved to his ex when half a brick was found on the back seat lol

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Extreme weather can cause rains of half bricks

@troygoodacre2718 Ай бұрын

My rover 114 has 2 bleed screws and if you don’t do the right sequence to bleed it it’s a complete nightmare

@iancampbell8366 Ай бұрын

Look a coupe. Miss my R8 3door green over grey

@matthewthorp4727 Ай бұрын

I thought the actual “tomcat” designation was only for the turbo models!??

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

No all Coupes

@richardhunt1384 Ай бұрын

If the fan kicks in then the coolant has been circulating hence the fan kicking in. Heater set to hot and let it run it you have hot air coming through. Funny story, once took an MGF for an MOT down the road (about 3/4 miles from where I worked), passed the MOT so headed back to work. MGF promptly overheated and blew the HG!!! Limped back to work where told my boss who phoned the customer to tell them the good news. Customer "No it can't of blown the HG isn't never gone before!!!" "Well there's always a first time and it's happened to you Sir!" My boss replied! 😂

@jimbofaulty Ай бұрын

Are you still doing the turbo conversion?

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

I think it’s too big for this engine and bay

@jimbofaulty Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving shame, it would make great content

@paulrobinson3528 Ай бұрын

Matt, what was the Rover internal name for the Tourer? 😅

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

Tourer was Tex and cabrio Tracer

@paulrobinson3528 Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving Yeah, Tex, that was it. Could remember Tracer but never Tex. I knew you'd tell me eventually Matt 🤣

@roberttaylor465 Ай бұрын

Tomcat was the turbo not the entire model range.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

no, it was the entire coupe range development code name. Cabrio was Tracer and estate Tex

@benjaminlocksmith8932 Ай бұрын

If your car is sorn you can go to and from a pre booked MOT appointment without having to tax it

@trevdean540 Ай бұрын

You do seem to spend a lot of time fixing Rovers Lol.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

I do have quite a few of them..

@richardsheil5289 Ай бұрын

Shoukd leep window open so if it locks you can access keys.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

its got the abrasive sand on it, dont want to put it down till its washed

@richardsheil5289 Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving not much good if you can't get in

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

@@richardsheil5289 it’s never locked itself in all the years I’ve had it. Some cars do, not this one

@richardsheil5289 Ай бұрын

@@furiousdriving good news so. I just have a blanket policy. Window open or keys outside. Glad it works for you.

@Jon-bx1ij Ай бұрын

Shes alive.

@madmanmapper Ай бұрын

As an American who's never been in / under a Rover, a lot of it looks a bit... Honda-y.

@furiousdriving Ай бұрын

The Rover R8 was a joint development project between Rover and Honda, so you could say the Hondas look a bit Rovery!

@Zeem4 Ай бұрын

The earlier 216 models look even more Honda-y, as they've got Honda engines in them. The ones that rotate the opposite way, so the gearbox is on the other side. They always look weird to me, like looking at the car in a mirror.

@RichieRouge206 11 күн бұрын

Car design and style was at it's peak in the 1990s amd it went massively downhill in the 00s and now it's the worst it has ever been. New cars are absolutely dreadful apart from literally one or two cars.